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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
235 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TNC163-VAC167-169-191-520-151900-
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SULLIVAN TN-RUSSELL VA-CITY OF BRISTOL VA-SCOTT VA-WASHINGTON VA-
235 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL SULLIVAN...SOUTHWESTERN RUSSELL...EAST CENTRAL
SCOTT AND SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF BRISTOL...
AT 235 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BRISTOL VA,
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BRISTOL TN, BRISTOL VA, ABINGDON, WALNUT HILL, SOUTH HOLSTON DAM,
COLLINGWOOD, HILANDER PARK, AND BENHAMS.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 81 IN TENNESSEE NEAR MILE MARKER 75.
INTERSTATE 81 IN VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 18.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3671 8245 3680 8226 3675 8192 3649 8210
TIME...MOT...LOC 1835Z 298DEG 18KT 3671 8219
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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